Sally Ragsdale has been teaching for the Department of Statistics and Data Science since 2013. Before coming to UT, she worked in the transportation research industry as a data scientist. After earning her M.S. in Statistics, she began working for UT as a statistical consultant and served in that role for 6 years before transitioning to a full-time professional track faculty member. Sally is currently the SDS undergraduate minor/certificate faculty advisor and the course coordinator for SDS 320E Elements of Statistics.
Layla Guyot is a data scientist, educator, and researcher, who joined UT Austin during Fall 2020. After pursuing mathematics and physics in undergrad, Layla completed a M.S. in Applied Probability and Statistics, just by chance. She gained some experience as a statistician before combining her aspiration to teach and conduct research through her Ph.D. in Mathematics Education at Texas State University. Her research focuses on designing courses and developing curriculum materials to promote authentic practices and ease the transition to the workplace.
